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B.C. Ferries and the Snuneymuxw First Nation say they’ve entered into a historic formal agreement recognizing the nation’s treaty rights, that will guide the ferry company’s business decisions in Snuneymuxw territory in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island. “It’s a first of its kind [agreement] between B.C. Ferries and a First Nation,” said …
Read More »N.B. First Nation declares Wolastoqey the official language of the community
Neqotkuk First Nation has announced its intention to make Wolastoqey the official language of the community in northwestern New Brunswick. Chief Ross Perley and the band council passed a resolution to recognize Wolastoqey as the original language of the territory and establish it as the official language of the community, according to a news …
Read More »‘We’re ready’: Tŝilhqot’in Nation inks deal on emergency response management with B.C., feds
Five years after record-breaking wildfires tore through their territories, representatives of the Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) signed an emergency management deal Wednesday with the province of B.C. and Ottawa. The agreement ensures they are not again left out of responding to emergencies like wildfires and floods on their own lands. The …
Read More »For this northern Saskatchewan First Nation, the future is Indigenous tourism
In the heart of Saskatchewan’s boreal forest lies Waters Edge Eco Lodge. The tourism destination is located on the traditional lands of the Waterhen Lake First Nation. The people of that nation just got that land back. The nation recently bought the resort, located 50 kilometres north of Meadow Lake on …
Read More »Canada’s nuclear waste agency says it was scammed out of $300K meant for First Nation in Ontario
The agency in charge of Canada’s nuclear waste says an alleged cyber criminal posing as an Indigenous chief managed to cheat the organization into paying the person almost $300,000, money meant for community development at a First Nation in Ontario. The funds were the second of two payments totalling $600,000 from the Nuclear Waste …
Read More »Mounties help deliver baby on First Nation in northern Manitoba
A new mother in northern Manitoba and her baby are doing well, after they were the focus of a call two RCMP officers won’t soon forget. Responding to a call for service on Kinosao Sipi First Nation (also known as Norway House Cree Nation) Friday morning, RCMP constables Dylan Fedrau and Lindsay Bawn entered …
Read More »No ring dike, but why? How Peguis First Nation still has no permanent flood protection
Five times over the past 16 years, the Fisher River has spilled its banks at Peguis First Nation. The river channel is so small and the terrain in Manitoba’s northern Interlake is so flat, it doesn’t take much for floodwaters to spread far and wide across the Anishinaabe and Cree community. …
Read More »PM Modi To Dedicate 35 PSA Oxygen Plants Established Under PM CARES To Nation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday dedicate to the nation 35 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants established under PM CARES, across 35 states and Union Territories. The event will be held at 11 a.m. at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh …
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